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]]> By: Nikhil Subramaniam http://greatbong.net/2006/11/27/a-cricket-rant/#comment-65257 Nikhil Subramaniam Wed, 13 Dec 2006 10:10:44 +0000 http://greatbong.net/2006/11/27/a-cricket-rant/#comment-65257 Venugopal Rao is a classy player. Ask the England A side comprising Sajid Mahmood, Matt Prior and Simon Jones (All current England squad members). Venugopal hunted down a target of 501 runs in the fourth innings of a four-day match. You probably have not heard about him, let alone seen. He is also a very capable captain. But nobody cares about a grafter in the day and age of Twenty20. We all want Mark McGuires who can slam the ball out of the park with every slog. The craze for Dhoni is testimony to that. Please do not bash someone just because they have not performed up to the standard in a few matches. And Badrinath has not played for India ever. He has a decent List A record. I do agree with your point about Cricinfo going to no end to back Chappell-Dravid. Dravid has been a woeful captain and made glaring strategic mistakes. He has very rarely used conditions well and was very lucky with the powerplays when he started so everyone was praising him. Now we can see he has no clue what to do when things aren't going INdia's way. Take for example the ODI series in SA. Kemp murdered the bowlers and he did not have any solutions in the 3rd ODI. I hope the test series is better. I hate ODIs nowadays. I love Tests and watching Kumble bowl and used to love watching Dravid play for whole days. Now I have nothing but contempt for the captain. He has become bull-headed and it is showing. Venugopal Rao is a classy player. Ask the England A side comprising Sajid Mahmood, Matt Prior and Simon Jones (All current England squad members). Venugopal hunted down a target of 501 runs in the fourth innings of a four-day match. You probably have not heard about him, let alone seen.
He is also a very capable captain.
But nobody cares about a grafter in the day and age of Twenty20. We all want Mark McGuires who can slam the ball out of the park with every slog. The craze for Dhoni is testimony to that.
Please do not bash someone just because they have not performed up to the standard in a few matches.
And Badrinath has not played for India ever. He has a decent List A record.

I do agree with your point about Cricinfo going to no end to back Chappell-Dravid. Dravid has been a woeful captain and made glaring strategic mistakes. He has very rarely used conditions well and was very lucky with the powerplays when he started so everyone was praising him. Now we can see he has no clue what to do when things aren’t going INdia’s way.
Take for example the ODI series in SA. Kemp murdered the bowlers and he did not have any solutions in the 3rd ODI.
I hope the test series is better. I hate ODIs nowadays. I love Tests and watching Kumble bowl and used to love watching Dravid play for whole days. Now I have nothing but contempt for the captain. He has become bull-headed and it is showing.

]]> By: Asterix http://greatbong.net/2006/11/27/a-cricket-rant/#comment-61102 Asterix Thu, 07 Dec 2006 14:48:54 +0000 http://greatbong.net/2006/11/27/a-cricket-rant/#comment-61102 Ganguly is THE Dada of Indian Cricket. Scrores a half century (83 runs) today when the top half is wiped off. Hopefully he will be included in the WC'07. Though I understand fully that it will not enable India to win the WC, but atleast it wont be last in the table. Long live Sourav Ganguly. Ganguly is THE Dada of Indian Cricket. Scrores a half century (83 runs) today when the top half is wiped off.

Hopefully he will be included in the WC’07. Though I understand fully that it will not enable India to win the WC, but atleast it wont be last in the table.

Long live Sourav Ganguly.

]]> By: sk http://greatbong.net/2006/11/27/a-cricket-rant/#comment-59151 sk Tue, 05 Dec 2006 03:58:51 +0000 http://greatbong.net/2006/11/27/a-cricket-rant/#comment-59151 why no posts from you when we were winning against SL and Pak? why no posts from you when we were winning against SL and Pak?

]]> By: Ranjan Chakravarty http://greatbong.net/2006/11/27/a-cricket-rant/#comment-58839 Ranjan Chakravarty Mon, 04 Dec 2006 17:58:57 +0000 http://greatbong.net/2006/11/27/a-cricket-rant/#comment-58839 @All: that last "Anonymous" comment was from me. Just my way of doffing cap (cape?) to Yourfan, whose comments are eagerly awaited by all. @All: that last “Anonymous” comment was from me. Just my way of doffing cap (cape?) to Yourfan, whose comments are eagerly awaited by all.

]]> By: Anonymous http://greatbong.net/2006/11/27/a-cricket-rant/#comment-58835 Anonymous Mon, 04 Dec 2006 17:54:53 +0000 http://greatbong.net/2006/11/27/a-cricket-rant/#comment-58835 In the spirit of the Himess thread I am going to support Cr--info with Ganguly’s stats. In the last 13 ODIs played by India, they speak for themselves: Mat Runs HS BatAv 100 50 W BB BowlAv 5w Ct St 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0. Now doesn't that prove RD is no backstabber, Guru Greg is bathed in Pura milk, and Ganguly is a loser! Just look at the stats. Hah! I say! That Ganguly fella is a match winnner it seems! In the spirit of the Himess thread I am going to support Cr–info with Ganguly’s stats. In the last 13 ODIs played by India, they speak for themselves:
Mat Runs HS BatAv 100 50 W BB BowlAv 5w Ct St
13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.
Now doesn’t that prove RD is no backstabber, Guru Greg is bathed in Pura milk, and Ganguly is a loser! Just look at the stats. Hah! I say! That Ganguly fella is a match winnner it seems!

]]> By: DirtyHarry http://greatbong.net/2006/11/27/a-cricket-rant/#comment-58576 DirtyHarry Mon, 04 Dec 2006 09:50:27 +0000 http://greatbong.net/2006/11/27/a-cricket-rant/#comment-58576 "If anyone points out one more time how we need to bring the Australian ethic where an Ian Healy and a Steve Waugh and a Bevan are eased out ruthlessly the moment their performance dips, then I swear I shall start singing “Chilai Chun Chun” ! " Thank you for bringing that song back into my life. “If anyone points out one more time how we need to bring the Australian ethic where an Ian Healy and a Steve Waugh and a Bevan are eased out ruthlessly the moment their performance dips, then I swear I shall start singing “Chilai Chun Chun” ! ”

Thank you for bringing that song back into my life.

]]> By: Bonatellis http://greatbong.net/2006/11/27/a-cricket-rant/#comment-58526 Bonatellis Mon, 04 Dec 2006 07:03:54 +0000 http://greatbong.net/2006/11/27/a-cricket-rant/#comment-58526 I find this - “As expected Dhoni gets promoted up the order - excellent move this from Dravid.” - rather intriguing!!! Dhoni started playing for India when Ganguly was the captain. In his initial few matches, till Ganguly was dropped, he was either opening (during Sachin's absence) or can at No. 3. That really gave us a formidable top 6 (now it would appear formidable only on paper) - Sachin, Sehwag, Dhoni, Sourav, Dravid and Yuvraj. It was only when GC and RD took over the reins was Dhoni dropped to No. 7 and No. 6, with Dravid moving up to No. 3 (and sometimes even to open the innings) .... I presumed the duo did that because they presumed that that was an "excellent move" !!!! Looks like GC and RD are having to reverse all their previous decisions!!! Incidentally a snap poll on Star News said that 61% of respondents thought GC was responsible for India's debacle ... anyone surprised? I find this – “As expected Dhoni gets promoted up the order – excellent move this from Dravid.” – rather intriguing!!!

Dhoni started playing for India when Ganguly was the captain. In his initial few matches, till Ganguly was dropped, he was either opening (during Sachin’s absence) or can at No. 3. That really gave us a formidable top 6 (now it would appear formidable only on paper) – Sachin, Sehwag, Dhoni, Sourav, Dravid and Yuvraj.

It was only when GC and RD took over the reins was Dhoni dropped to No. 7 and No. 6, with Dravid moving up to No. 3 (and sometimes even to open the innings) …. I presumed the duo did that because they presumed that that was an “excellent move” !!!! Looks like GC and RD are having to reverse all their previous decisions!!!

Incidentally a snap poll on Star News said that 61% of respondents thought GC was responsible for India’s debacle … anyone surprised?

]]> By: Anonymous http://greatbong.net/2006/11/27/a-cricket-rant/#comment-58436 Anonymous Mon, 04 Dec 2006 02:04:33 +0000 http://greatbong.net/2006/11/27/a-cricket-rant/#comment-58436 @ Tipu: How about Dravid's middle finger ? :-) @ Tipu:

How about Dravid’s middle finger ? :-)

]]> By: Tipu http://greatbong.net/2006/11/27/a-cricket-rant/#comment-58413 Tipu Mon, 04 Dec 2006 01:15:54 +0000 http://greatbong.net/2006/11/27/a-cricket-rant/#comment-58413 Anon, wanted to add this one when VVS got out first ball: "Can't blame Laxman really, he's just arrived and the South African bowlers have just been too good." Though to Crookinfo's defense, they didn't have much to keep the hopes for the test series alive on :-) Anon, wanted to add this one when VVS got out first ball:

“Can’t blame Laxman really, he’s just arrived and the South African bowlers have just been too good.”

Though to Crookinfo’s defense, they didn’t have much to keep the hopes for the test series alive on :-)

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